Bay Area students hold moment of silence on Columbine anniversary during national school walkout

Bay Area students are taking part in a national school walkout to demand tighter gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting tragedy that left 12 students and a teacher dead nearly two decades ago. (KGO-TV)

A high school walkout is taking place around the country to demand tighter gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting tragedy that left 12 students and a teacher dead on April 20, 1999.

Some students ABC7 News spoke with said they want to honor all lives lost to gun violence and want to send a message to politicians that change needs to start now. "We're walking to amplify the voices of those affected. We're here to stand up and see the change we want to see in the world because if we're not going to take a stand who else is," student Astrid Domniguez said.